Faced with the rise in Covid-19 contaminations, Moroccans fear a widespread lockdown. Like several economists, Amine Nejjar, vice-president of the Alliance of Istiqlal Economists, has called for caution before any decision that could prove regrettable.
The rumor that several Covid-19 patients died at the Duc De Tovar hospital in Tangier due to a lack of oxygen is completely false, says the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of the Interior has summoned the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) to stop the distribution of masks, disinfectants and food to the population, including its members, in these times of Covid-19. An operation that sounds like an early election campaign.
China, which has developed a vaccine against the coronavirus, is about to make it available to Morocco, one of its partners in the fight against the pandemic. A prerequisite must be met first.
Moroccan pharmacies no longer have zinc and vitamin C eight months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This situation could certainly complicate the care of patients, whose number has increased sharply in recent days.
Morocco recorded 2,526 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, including 33 severe and critical cases.
In a difficult context marked by the health crisis due to the coronavirus, hope is allowed for certain sectoral activities, including exports. They increased by 6.8% in August compared to the same period in 2019.
Indicators of the new Coronavirus are worrying among members of the Moroccan community in Europe. In Belgium, the cases of contamination or deaths recorded among Moroccans are sharply on the rise.
63 people died in the last 24 hours in Morocco due to the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health reports. With these figures, the kingdom has recorded 3,826 deaths since the first cases of Covid-19 were reported in March.
The city of Casablanca could be locked down again in the coming weeks. The acceleration of new infections with intensive care services already very overwhelmed argue in favor of this next measure.
Morocco has withdrawn the Covid-19 testing license from five biomedical analysis laboratories, located between Fez, Rabat and El Jadida. They are accused of not respecting the specifications.
Tourism professionals in Dakhla are doing their best to revive tourism. For the safety of visitors, they are focusing more on compliance with preventive measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus.